Augustine's Theodicy

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A Levels Philosophy & Ethics (Evil & Suffering) Mind Map on Augustine's Theodicy, created by lj.willis on 08/04/2014.
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Augustine's Theodicy
  1. C4/5
    1. Book = 'City of God'
    2. Soul deciding
      1. Based in two bible passages from Gen 3
        1. God made the worlf faultless and made humans perfect with true moral autonomy
          1. Evil is a privation of good (use the example of blindness)
            1. Man freely chooses the path of E&S which leads to his definite downfall
              1. This is due to the seminal presence from Adam
              2. Suffering is a punishment for the sin that the couple commited
                1. Because God is omniscient, he knows which paths people will embark on (predesination)
                  1. He has predestined some for salvation and others for condemnation
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